Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Louise Celia “Lulu” Fleming (1862-1899)
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Scott Joplin (1867-1917)
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Danny Glover (1946- )
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Clarence Matthew Baker (1921-1959)

Explore Global African History

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Timbuktu (ca. 1100 –)
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Pan Africanist Congress of Azania
Toussaint L'Overture
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Toussaint L’Ouverture (1742-1803)
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Nyamko Ana, Sabuni (1969– )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Black Baseball in Minnesota: The Pipestone Black Sox
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Deep Roots Across the Atlantic: Rice and Race in Africa and the Americas
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In Praise of Mayme Clayton: Images of the African American West
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Russia’s Black Entertainment Empresario: The Remarkable Saga of Fyodor Fyodorovich Tomas (Frederick Bruce Thomas)

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators